Lets talk GEC!

Al, that's a good insight for the people who can't make it to the factory to see firsthand. I would recommend making the trip someday if anyone can because it's really cool to see all the old equipment making new knives. Very cool to see.
 
Maybe this is the year I finally make it up there, Jake. I'd sure like to see it firsthand and meet some fellow porch folk. :)
 
MerryMadMonk said:
Posting these videos for members who may not have seen them before. Bill Howard gives Crawford County Outdoors a tour of Great Eastern Cutlery.

I watch them periodically just to remind myself what goes into the knives we love so well.
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Monk these videos are great! :thumbup: It takes about 45 minutes to watch them but well worth it. Gave me even a greater respect for GEC and what it takes to produce them. It also made me realize that the price point is actually low for the labor that it takes to put one in your pocket. Thanks for posting
 
So, I'd like to "talk GEC" for a moment, if I may. Or, rather, invite others to do so, for my own benefit... ;)
This evening, I've dropped my lovely TC Barlow, and cracked a decent chunk out of the gorgeous sawcut bone handle around the center pin.
Now, I'm not confident enough yet in my own skills to attempt to re-haft this knife, so I'm wondering... if I send it to GEC, can/will they repair it for me? For a fee, I assume/expect?
Anybody have experience enough to know about how they might respond to/handle (no pun intended) this type of situation?
Thanks,
Alex

(I'll snap a photo in a little bit, in case anyone would like to commiserate with me... ;) )
 
I'd call them , my guess would be a long wait at best . Pretty sure they don't keep spare slabs around for replacement . Maybe they can replace both when they do another run of sawcut knives
 
puukkoman said:
So, I'd like to "talk GEC" for a moment, if I may. Or, rather, invite others to do so, for my own benefit... ;)
This evening, I've dropped my lovely TC Barlow, and cracked a decent chunk out of the gorgeous sawcut bone handle around the center pin.
Now, I'm not confident enough yet in my own skills to attempt to re-haft this knife, so I'm wondering... if I send it to GEC, can/will they repair it for me? For a fee, I assume/expect?
Anybody have experience enough to know about how they might respond to/handle (no pun intended) this type of situation?
Thanks,
Alex

(I'll snap a photo in a little bit, in case anyone would like to commiserate with me... ;) )
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You can always email Chris and ask. She's always replied to me, although it sometimes takes her a day or two. You also might consider some of the resident modders around these parts. I don't recall exactly who all re handles traditionals here, but I think glennbad does some nice work.
 
puukkoman said:
So, I'd like to "talk GEC" for a moment, if I may. Or, rather, invite others to do so, for my own benefit... ;)
This evening, I've dropped my lovely TC Barlow, and cracked a decent chunk out of the gorgeous sawcut bone handle around the center pin.
Now, I'm not confident enough yet in my own skills to attempt to re-haft this knife, so I'm wondering... if I send it to GEC, can/will they repair it for me? For a fee, I assume/expect?
Anybody have experience enough to know about how they might respond to/handle (no pun intended) this type of situation?
Thanks,
Alex

(I'll snap a photo in a little bit, in case anyone would like to commiserate with me... ;) )
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Give Chris Tucker a call at GEC. She's terrific. If they won't do it, there are several competent guys on here that could do a top rate job.
 
puukkoman said:
So, I'd like to "talk GEC" for a moment, if I may. Or, rather, invite others to do so, for my own benefit... ;)
This evening, I've dropped my lovely TC Barlow, and cracked a decent chunk out of the gorgeous sawcut bone handle around the center pin.
Now, I'm not confident enough yet in my own skills to attempt to re-haft this knife, so I'm wondering... if I send it to GEC, can/will they repair it for me? For a fee, I assume/expect?
Anybody have experience enough to know about how they might respond to/handle (no pun intended) this type of situation?
Thanks,
Alex

(I'll snap a photo in a little bit, in case anyone would like to commiserate with me... ;) )
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Ouch!!!

I recall one forum member sending a TC back to fix some issue with the covers. They ended up putting a different wood on it and stamping the blade with an "R" (I assume for "repaired"). So they will most likely fix it for you but you might not get the same color bone that's on there. All depends on what they've got laying around.
 
It would surprise me if they would take on that job. Mainly because if they charged you what it costs them to tear it down and put it back together as a one-off, you would probably think they were crazy. And if they don't, they lose money thru no fault of their own. But it never hurts to ask.
 
Thanks for the advice, folks.
All makes sense... Yes, I realize it would essentially require the knife to be completely rebuilt. And I wouldn't expect GEC to foot the bill, certainly not -- the damage occurred at my hands, so whatever costs the repair would entail should fall to me.
For now, I'm just going to keep it as-is, I think. Doesn't bother me much, and sending it off to *anyone* would require a monetary expenditure, so... I suppose the plan is to leave well-enough alone.

Besides... now it has more character. ;)

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I have a 57 geppetto whittler in buffalo bone that is cracked at that center pin. It's holding up just fine. Sand the sharp edges down and keep using it.
 
Yea, I was gonna say, I don't think he's talking about the center pin crack ;)
I too have a few oldies with pin cracks but I have yet to have any of them fail or get any worse.
That huge gash in your blade may act as one large serration and be helpful, who knows?
 
I would super glue and clamp the cracked piece in the bone and hone the **** out of the blade until the chip is removed, but that's me. :)
 
I don't think GEC take on this kind of work, and based on my experience of them carrying out repairs under warranty, I wouldn't recommend sending it to them. If you want the covers replacing, I'm sure Glennbad could do something for you. It really doesn't look that bad to me, but as Barry has suggested, a little epoxy will help secure the bone, and won't affect future repairs :thumbup:
 
I think it''s great that GEC has all sorts of information on their website.

But..... it is time for the production #s from 2015. (Please)
 
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